PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stereotype Threat, Contact Hypothesis, Glass Ceiling
21 Apr 2016
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Nature and origins ~what are stereotypes? preferences, and likely behaviors of a group and its members. Chapter 6: prejudice: its causes, effects, and cures. Beliefs and expectations about the traits, physical appearance, activity. Distinction among stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, using the abc model of attitudes: Guide what we attend to and exert strong effects on how we process social information. Information that is salient pair together and falsely believe that there is a relationship: ex. criminal behavior and minoritiy groups both stand out. Nature and origins ~gender stereotypes: beliefs about the roles and characteristics of women and men. What are gender stereotypes: can be positive or negative. Women tend to display communal traits (focus on others and relationships: caring, nurturing, kind, dependent, weak, overly emotional. Men tend to display argentic traits (focus on self and autonomy: decisive, assertive, accomplished, aggressive, insensitive, arrogant.
